FNUS74 KFWD 231229
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR COWLEECH PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
729 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS AT 8 TO 17 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING A MOIST GULF AIR MASS INTO THE REGION TODAY.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
AROUND 4 PM. THERE IS A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF A BRIEF LIGHT SHOWER.
MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
AND TRANSPORT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD SMOKE
DISPERSAL. GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH
READINGS RISING TO NEAR 80 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
TEMPERATURE.........83 AT IGNITION...MAX 90.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71  68  63  59  54  49
WEATHER COV..... ISOLATED (10 PERCENT)
WEATHER TYPE....       SHOWERS
TEMP............83  86  88  89  89  89
RH..............61  56  51  49  46  46
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  12  11  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  20  20

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FORECASTER...RYAN
REQUESTED BY...JIM EIDSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100923.COWLE.01/FWD